Gearing Up for Fall Camping – and Experimentation

Sure, high summer has just begun, but it's not too soon to start getting ready for fall ham camping.  The plan is simple: compare performance of dipole, W3EDP, quasi-random wire, and end-fed half wave antennas.  Here are the respective magic boxes needed to make those last three work:

Here are some thoughts and background on the  matter:

• The reference dipole: MFJ-17754 40/20   A little short on 40m, but close enough.
• Measurements on a 1/4-size W3EDP; will use the 1/2-size (42') for this work.
• Previous thoughts on quasi-random wires.
• A 26 minute video from an incredibly knowledgable fellow on random wires.  Good background.
• A 20 minute on EFHWs by the same fellow.  Looks promising.

Independence Day is over.  Time for some crisp fall weather.  But time, first, patience; two months' worth.